sarga

See also: sárga and sargā

Catalan

Alternative forms

  • sarguer, sarguera

Etymology

Probably from a Basque *sarika, itself taken from a Celtic root akin to Latin salix (willow). Doublet of sàlic.

Pronunciation

Noun

sarga f (plural sargues)

  1. The bitter willow (Salix eleagnos)
  2. A wicker cut from a bitter willow.

Further reading


Latvian

Verb

sarga

  1. 3rd person singular present indicative form of sargāt
  2. 3rd person plural present indicative form of sargāt
  3. (with the particle lai) 3rd person singular imperative form of sargāt
  4. (with the particle lai) 3rd person plural imperative form of sargāt

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsaɾɡa/ [ˈsaɾ.ɣ̞a]
  • Rhymes: -aɾɡa
  • Syllabification: sar‧ga

Etymology 1

Uncertain, possibly from Vulgar Latin *sarica, from Latin serica,[1] and thus a doublet of jerga. Cf. also French serge, Old French sarge, Old Occitan sarga.

Noun

sarga f (plural sargas)

  1. twill
Derived terms
  • sarguero

Etymology 2

Probably from a Basque *sarika, itself taken from a Celtic root akin to Latin salix (willow),[2] and if so a doublet of sauce.

Noun

sarga f (plural sargas)

  1. any of a number of plants

References

  1. sarga”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
  2. Joan Coromines; José A. Pascual (1983–1991) Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos

Further reading

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